SonicWALL E6500 Computer Accessories User Manual


 
Page 40 Configuring L2 Bridge Mode
Configuring the Secondary Bridge Interface
Complete the following steps to configure the SonicWALL
appliance:
1. Navigate to the Network > Interfaces page from the
navigation panel.
2. Click the Configure icon in the right column of the X0 (LAN)
interface.
3. In the IP Assignment drop-down, select Layer 2 Bridged
Mode.
4. In the Bridged to drop-down, select the X1 interface.
5. Configure management options (HTTP, HTTPS, Ping,
SNMP, SSH, User logins, or HTTP redirects).
Note: Do not enable Never route traffic on the bridge-pair
unless your network topology requires that all packets
entering the L2 Bridge remain on the L2 Bridge
segments.
You may optionally enable the Block all non-IPv4
traffic setting to prevent the L2 bridge from passing
non-IPv4 traffic.
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Additional Deployment
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